1980 in film

The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

List of years in film (table)
In home video
1977
1978
1979
1980
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1982
1983
In television
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1980 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1980[1]
RankTitleDistributorBox-office gross
1 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $181,379,640[2]
2 9 to 5 $103,290,500
3 Stir Crazy Columbia $101,300,000
4 Airplane! Paramount $83,453,539
5 Any Which Way You Can Warner Bros. $70,687,344
6 Private Benjamin $69,847,348
7 Coal Miner's Daughter Universal $67,182,787
8 Smokey and the Bandit II $66,132,626
9 The Blue Lagoon Columbia $58,853,106
10 The Blues Brothers Universal $57,229,890

Worldwide gross revenue

The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1980. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1980.

TitleGrossSourceCountry
The Empire Strikes Back $538,375,067 [3] United States
The Gods Must Be Crazy $200,000,000 [4] South Africa
Airplane! $158,000,000 [5] United States
The Blues Brothers $115,229,890 [6]

Events

  • April 29 – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, known as "the Master of Suspense", dies at his home in Bel Air, California, at the age of 80.
  • May 21 – The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the highest-grossing film of the year (just as its predecessor, Star Wars, was three years prior).
  • May 23 – The Shining is released. Notable for being the first "epic" horror film. It has since become one of the most referenced and popular films of all time.
  • June 9 – Richard Pryor sets himself on fire while free-basing cocaine and drinking 151-proof rum. Pryor ran down his street in Northridge, California, until subdued by police.
  • June 20 – The Blues Brothers is released, and in addition to becoming one of the top-grossing films of the year, it also became the first feature film to be based on characters created on Saturday Night Live.
  • November 19 – Heaven's Gate becomes one of the biggest box office bombs of all-time and its colossal failure bankrupts United Artists.
  • Allied Artists is sold to Lorimar Productions.

Awards

Category/Organization38th Golden Globe Awards
January 31, 1981
34th BAFTA Awards
March 22, 1981
53rd Academy Awards
March 31, 1981
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmOrdinary PeopleCoal Miner's DaughterThe Elephant ManOrdinary People
Best DirectorRobert Redford
Ordinary People
Akira Kurosawa
Kagemusha
Robert Redford
Ordinary People
Best ActorRobert De Niro
Raging Bull
Ray Sharkey
The Idolmaker
John Hurt
The Elephant Man
Robert De Niro
Raging Bull
Best ActressMary Tyler Moore
Ordinary People
Sissy Spacek
Coal Miner's Daughter
Judy Davis
My Brilliant Career
Sissy Spacek
Coal Miner's Daughter
Best Supporting ActorTimothy Hutton
Ordinary People
N/ATimothy Hutton
Ordinary People
Best Supporting ActressMary Steenburgen
Melvin and Howard
N/AMary Steenburgen
Melvin and Howard
Best Screenplay, AdaptedWilliam Peter Blatty
The Ninth Configuration
Jerzy Kosinski
Being There
Alvin Sargent
Ordinary People
Best Screenplay, OriginalBo Goldman
Melvin and Howard
Best Original ScoreDominic Frontiere
The Stunt Man
John Williams
The Empire Strikes Back
Michael Gore
Fame
Best Original Song"Fame"
Fame
N/A"Fame"
Fame
Best Foreign Language FilmTessN/AMoscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

All That Jazz, directed by Bob Fosse, United States
Kagemusha, 影武者 (Shadow Warrior), directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Atlantic City, directed by Louis Malle, US / Canada / France
Gloria, directed by John Cassavetes, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Heartland, directed by Richard Pearce, United States
Palermo or Wolfsburg (Palermo oder Wolfsburg), directed by Werner Schroeter, West Germany

Notable films released in 1980

United States unless stated

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1980 Wide-release movies

United States unless stated

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

Notable deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 14Robert Ardrey71USScreenwriter
17Barbara Britton60USActress
22Iris Meredith64USActress
24Lil Dagover92GermanyActress
24James Poe58USScreenwriter
26Dolly Rudeman77NetherlandsFilm poster designer
27Peppino De Filippo76ItalyActor
28Erle C. Kenton83USDirector
29Jimmy Durante86USActor, Singer
February 1Romolo Valli54ItalyActor
4David Whitaker52UKWriter
9Renée Houston77UKActress, Writer
13David Janssen48USActor
18Gale Robbins58USActress, Singer
26Mario Mattoli81ItalyDirector, Screenwriter
27George Tobias78USActor
March 5Jay Silverheels67USActor
8Frank McDonald80USDirector
27Steve Fisher67USScreenwriter
28Dick Haymes61USActor, Singer
30David Sharpe70USStuntman, Actor
April 9Kathleen Burke66USActress
10Kay Medford65USActress
11Charlotte Henry66USActress
15Raymond Bailey75USActor
16Harry Hutchinson87IrelandActorBlowup
17Alf Sjöberg76SwedenDirector
19Tony Beckley50UKActor
25Mario Bava65ItalyDirector, Screenwriter, Cinematographer
26Cicely Courtneidge87UKActress, Singer
29William Clemens74USDirector
29Alfred Hitchcock80UKDirector, Producer
May 1Henry Levin70USDirector
1Gene Markey84USScreenwriter
2George Pal72HungaryProducer
4Kay Hammond71UKActress
12Lillian Roth69USActress, Writer
14Hugh Griffith67WalesActor
June 4Gloria Saunders52USActress
12Milburn Stone75USActor
18Terence Fisher76UKDirector
23John Laurie83UKActor
23Odile Versois50FranceActress
28Jose Iturbi84SpainConductor, Actor
July 6Gail Patrick69USProducer, Actress
7Reginald Gardiner77UKActor
7Dore Schary74USProducer, Screenwriter, Studio Executive
11Peggy Knudsen57USActress
24Peter Sellers54UKActor
30Charles McGraw66USActor
31Bobby Van51USActor, Dancer
August 1Strother Martin61USActor
7Norman Atkyns74UKActorFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell
9Elliot Nugent83USDirector
14Dorothy Stratten20USActress
25Gower Champion59USActor, Dancer, Director
September 3Barbara O'Neil70USActress
4Duncan Renaldo76USActor
5Barbara Loden48USActress, Director
24Theodor Luts84BrazilCinematographer, DirectorSubstitute Wife
25Lewis Milestone84RussiaDirector
October 6Hattie Jacques58UKActress
28Leon Janney63MexicoActor
November 4Noel Langley68South AfricaScreenwriter
7Emilio Cigoli70ItalyActor
7Steve McQueen50MexicoActor, Producer
9Carmel Myers81USActress
15Bill Lee64USActor, Singer
22Mae West87USActress, Writer
24George Raft79USActor
26Rachel Roberts53USActress
December 8John Lennon40USActor, Musician, Producer
16Peter Collinson44USDirector, Producer, Writer
18Gabrielle Robinne94FranceActressThe Assassination of the Duke of Guise
20Ben Sharpsteen85USDirector, Producer
21Marc Connelly90USActor
23Memmo Carotenuto72ItalyActor
28Sam Levene75USActor
31Raoul Walsh93USDirector, Writer, Actor

Film debuts

See also

Notes

    References

    1. "1980 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
    2. "'Star Wars' B.O. History". Variety. May 17, 1999. p. 30.
    3. "The Empire Strikes Back (1980)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
    4. Gorelik, Boris (12 July 2014). "Jamie se treffer: Met Uys, ja – die wêreld in". Rapport. Media24. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
    5. Dawes, Amy (February 7, 1991). "Directors Guild Gives Capra Nod To Howard Koch". Daily Variety. p. 1.
    6. "The Blues Brothers". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
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